The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-16
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BERLIN, Oct 15--The French military
scandal occupies the attention of both pub
lie and official circles. 1t is impossible to
deny that the revelations crafty German
sentiment toward France, chiefly because
of the disclosure of internal disorders and of
corruption and discord in high places which
helps to thwart Revanchist designs and even
tend toward batting revanch rancors. Gen.
Boulanger's conduct is especially condemned
by the whole press. His action is revolving
to German ideas of army discipline, the
strictest subordination being required of all
German officers from the highest to the
lowest.
The North German Gazette, commenting
on the affair from an official point of view,
declares that Cen Boulanger's open breach
of discipline has brought matters to an
acute crisis and left Gen. Ferron, War Min
lister, no alternative but immediate punish
ment of the offender.
The National Gazette considers Gen Bou-
langers role played out, and says he must
retire with the faint of the Caffarel affair
about him. He may place his sword, it says,
al the disposal of a radical revolution, but if
he is no better statistician in the battle
field than in party warfare his supporters
have little TO hope from him.
The TdgeibldGt says: According to Ger
man ideas it is inconceivable how such a
man can continue for moment to hold a
responsible command in the army"
DUG HIS OWN GRAVE.
The VoSsiche Zeitung says: ''No ambi-
tious man ever before dug his own grave as
Lop s.e
glory and hope are gone
This consensus of newspaper opinion is
not quite shared by official circles, where
the resurgence of Gen. Boulanger as mill
tary leader of Radicals and Revanchists is
predicted as the certain ultimate issue of the
warfare of the parties Gen. Boulanger's
innocence of anything but indiscretion is
accepted here as unasSailable.
The North German Gazette expresses the
distinctly official conception of the whole
affair in saying events are proving clearly
how great a part politics and party will
play in Gen. Caffarels trial. The Gdzette's
suggestive remark is borne out by private
advices from Paris that NJ. Ferry is the
wire puller of all the revelations. The Fer
ryistS got hold of the facts involving Gen.
Caffarel and Gen Landau, and worked
them up SO as to implicate Gen. Boulanger
and M. Wilson, and thus lead to the down
fall of Gen. Boulanger, the resignation of
President Grevy and the advent of NJ
Ferry. While condemning the intrigue the
Germans have confidence in the prudence of
M. Ferry's foreign policy, and would well
come the return of Ferry Minister.
An inspired article in the Post refers to
party cabals as repulsive and says serious
results may be felt throughout Europe if
the company of Adventures which, under
the mask of radicalism, flatters the popular
passions of the French, prove victorious.
COUPLE OF ADVENTURES.
Baron Kreitmayer, who is implicated in
the affair, is Bavarian French papers
allege that he is a German spy, but he is
known to the German authorities as
French spy, and was tried in Munich in
1889 on a charge of treason and
of being spy in the French
service. His accomplice was
Dutch journalist named Reeser, who
styled himself Baron Grailet Both were
found guilty and sentenced to one years
imprisonment. After serving their SEN
tences they were expelled from Germany.
Krietmayer since then has been an adven-
turer in Paris.
Another noteworthy aspect of German
feeling is the tendency of sympathy for the
French people. The ToSsische Zeitung
claims for the French as national qualities
morality, sobriety and industry, and says
IL WOUiu DS W HOiu Jubul GeSpD0SlDt6
for the vicious social excrescence. The re-
public, it says, born in the soil of the EN-
pire, has been obliged to live with
moral plague inherited from the empire,
but will yet find force within itself to get
rid of these traces of imperial corruption.
RUsso-GERMAN BITTERNESS.
Relations between Germany and Russia
are becoming more embttered. No mask
is now worn on either side. The press of
st. Petersburg and Moscow is now permit
ted to indulge in its natural disposition TO
abuse Germany. The imperial press here
is not backward in responding in kind. An
article in the Kreitz Zeitung candidly warns
the Russians that the Germans may favor
the restoration of the ancient kingdom of
Poland, consisting of the present provinces
of Russian Poland, and extending to the
Black Sea, thus forming bulwark between
aggressive CZardOm and the rest of Europe
The Krets Zeitmag contends that PlJIssian
Poland will soon be GeImanized while
Russia has failed to Russanize her prov
inces The Poles, the Zeittng says, ought
to look to the regeneration of their country
in Russia relying on the support of Ger
many
Diplomatic intercourse between the two
governments is limited to unavoidable com
munications, which are exchanged with
frigid civiities. The Car will return TO st
Petersburg ON Oct. 18, and will 90 thence TO
Moscow. Official expectance is that he will
denounce the Berlin treaty, claiming en-
tire freedom on the part of Russia TO take
her own course. Concident with proclaim
ing the treaty abrogated the Russian gov
ernment, it is thought, win endeavor
TO effect treaty with the
Porte resettling the garian-Roumelian
affair, the alternative to the entente offered
the Sultan being Russian occupation of
Armenia. This scheme presumes that the
Sultan will be left isolated if Russia is not
assailed in the Balkans 1t is believed the
three powers alliance covers this contin-
gency.
ITALY'S FOREIGN PORTFOLIO.
Sig Crispi, carrying out his arrangement
with Prince Bismarck, yesterday offered
the foreign portfolio to Count Nigra,
who is now Minister at Vienna
Count Nigra has been in active
negotiations with Count Kalnoky 10 effect
the alliance, and also an advocate of Prince
Bismarck's European and Zolverei pol
icy, in forwarding which he has resumed
negotiations for a commercial treaty be-
tween Italy and Austria Hungary. Count
Nigra is disinclined 10 accept the foreign
portfolio, as he wants to remain at his post
in Vienna, but he has not definitely refused
the appointment.
At a meeting of National Liberals at
Gatha it was decided to support the gov
ernment project for five-year Parliaments.
Deputy Prof. Meyer in an Grafton vaunted
as a BismarcSian triumph the alliance with
Italy and Austria. The attitude of the